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Attorney Sept 1935 H. ABELL 2,053,38

COWS TAIL HOLDER Filed Dec. 7, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventm' PatentedSept. 8, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a cows tail holder.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a cows tail holderthat is constructed to enable the holder to be attached to the leg andthe tail in an easy and expeditious manner.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a cows tail holder ofthe character referred to that is strong, compact and durable, havingvery few parts likely to need repair, that is thoroughly reliable forits intended purpose and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of anovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of theinvention, but it is to be understood that changes,

variations and modifications may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary portion of a cow illustrating an adaptationtherewith of a device in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device in accordance with the presentinvention.

Figure 3 is a detailed vertical section taken substantially on line 3--3of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank of metal from which one of the jawmembers is formed.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a metal blank from which the other movablejaw is formed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates a cow and 6 indicatesone of the rear legs of the cow. 1 indicates the cows tail and thedevice constructed in accordance with the present invention is shownwith one end clamped to the tendon of the rear leg 6 and the other endclamped to the cows tail I. The device in accordance with the presentinvention is preferably formed of sheet metal of sufficient strength towithstand the wear and tear to which the ordinary cows tail holders aresubjected. The fixed member of the cows tail holder is indicated at B.The fixed member includes a flat intermediate portion 8 which merges ateither end with the semi-circular gripping portions 9, In. There is aflange l l outstanding from the periphery of gripping member ID andanother flange l2 extending outwardly from the gripping member 9.Between the gripping members 9 and Hi there is a substantiallyrectangular opening I3 in the flat portion 8 and along the opposedlongitudinal edges of the opening 13 are-depending flanges l4perpendicular to the flat part 8, which depending portions carry theends of the pivots for the movable jaws as will hereafter appear.

One of the movable jaws is formed with a flat intermediate portion I5which merges adjacent its outer end witha semi-circular gripping memberI6 and the latter terminates in an end flange I1 along the peripherythereof which in closed position abuts the flange l2. There is anintegral handle I8 adjoining the flat portion l5 and extending in anoblique direction downwardly. At the juncture of the handle I8 with theflat portion Hi there is a triangular boss I9 projecting upwardly. Onthe side edges of the flat portion l5 are a pair of apertured upstandingears 20 which rock on a shaft 2| the ends of which are journalled in thedepending portions I4. The shaft 2| extends across the opening l3.Another movable jaw is formed with a flat intermediate portion 22 whichmerges at its rear end with an upwardly sloping portion 23 that bears onthe apex of the boss 19. The outer end of this other movable jaw isformed with a semicircular portion 24 which merges with the flat portion22 and on the periphery of member 24 is formed'a flange 25 that in theclosed position bears against the flange II. The cooperating flanges I2,I! and II, 25 restrict the pockets 2B, 21 respectively between therespective semi-circular members. On the upper face of the intermediateflat portion 22 are a pair of upstanding spaced ears 28 through whichextends a shaft 29 and the ends of the shaft are mounted in thedependingvportions l4. A coil spring 30 embraces the shaft 29 betweenthe ears and has a projecting end 3| bearing on the fixed member B,while the other end 32 of the spring bears upon the upstanding portion23. It will thus be seen that the tension of the spring bears down onthe portion 23 and holds it engaged with the boss l9. It will beapparent that the movement of handle 3 will transmit motion to the otherclamping jaw whereby both clamping be held in the pocket 26 while theleg tendon 01' the rear leg of the cow will be substantially confinedwithin pocket 21. The relatively thin portion of the leg inwardly of thetendon will be gripped between the flanges II and 25.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new is:

A cow tail holder comprising a fixed member consisting of a single pieceof material having a flat intermediate portion with a rectangularopening therein, flanges depending from two parallel sides of saidopening, spaced transversely extending pivot pins secured between saidflanges, a pair ofjaws each having a pair of aossjsss -"jaws will bemoved in unison. The cows tail will spaced laterally extending aperturedears, one pair of each being pivoted on each of said pins, the inner endof one of said jaws extending inwardly, and the adjacent end of theother jaw projecting outwardly, a boss on one of said aforementionedends cooperating with the adjacent end whereby movement of one jawimparts movement to the other jaw, the ends of the fixed member and theends of the pair of jaws formed to provide clamps, and a springencircling one of the pins and associated with one of the jaws andexerting tension to retain the jaws in gripping relation.

LEONARD H. ABELL.

